Transformative Agreement Toolkit 2022

Supporting your transformative agreement with Cambridge University Press

on joining us on the journey to making academic research more open!

gathered some resources to use when promoting your new agreement to researchers and faculty.

Congratulations

We’ve

Grow support for open access on campus

Share these resources, outlining some of the basics and benefits of open access publishing with Cambridge.

Click to download our open access benefits graphic

Click to watch our introduction to open access publishing

Click to watch our video explaining the benefits of open access publishing

Myth-busting open access misinformation

We want to debunk the myths associated with open access publishing. Share these resources on your website and in your newsletters to help researchers understand the truth behind open access publishing and all the benefits it can offer.

Click to see a video regarding misconceptions about OA and the reasons why it should be your first choice for publication

Click to read about five common myths about publishing open access

Raise awareness of your institution’s agreement with Cambridge University Press

We now have over 2,300 institutions participating in over 150 transformative agreements, and our open access program is growing every day. Every agreement has a dedicated page hosted on Cambridge Core, which details the specific terms of your deal.

Our waivers and discounts tool is a great way for authors to check the articles and journals eligible for open access publishing under their institution’s agreement.

Sharing the news about your institution’s transformative agreement on social media is a great way to gain awareness. Here are some messaging suggestions, for researchers wanting to publish or access research under your agreement, ready for you to share on your social channels, web pages, or in your newsletter:

Publish #OpenAccess at no cost to you!

Check your eligibility for free publication in over 360 journals from @CambridgeUP.

Find out more

#OpenAccess articles typically receive higher downloads and citations and are free to read by anyone, anywhere. Our agreement with @CambridgeUP means <institution> faculty can publish OA at no cost. Select an OA license in confidence once your research is accepted for publication to utilize this important benefit.

Publish your next paper

#OpenAccess with

@CambridgeUP! Benefit from increased visibility and impact, meaning more citations and downloads for your article. APC waivers available for <institution> researchers.

Don’t forget about access!

You can remind your researchers they also have access to Cambridge journals under your agreement.

You have access to thousands of articles from Cambridge University Press. Explore leading research, download articles, and easily export citations from Cambridge Core.

[The University] currently has access to over [amount] journals from Cambridge University Press. This includes leading titles across Humanities, Social Sciences and Science, Technology and Medicine.

Help your researchers take advantage of your transformative agreement

Support authors navigating a changing research landscape

with some useful guides and resources explaining open access publishing.

A Guide to Open Access at Cambridge

This guide is an introduction to open access at Cambridge. It outlines the benefits of publishing open access, defines different open access routes, and explains APCs and BPCs for articles and books.

Share our OA subject hubs with your researchers, where they can browse our journals offering open access and view the latest OA content in their subject area.

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We created a glossary of open access terminology used by most publishers, a helpful tool to use alongside our guide to support authors in understanding the basics of open access. A handy

that displays the advantages of a transformative publishing agreements. Our research has shown increases in citations for usage, as well as increases in mentions in non-academic social media, news, blogs and policy papers. A breakdown of the process of publishing an open access article with Cambridge, from manuscript preparation to article production and publication. Publishing OA allows anyone, anywhere to find, read, and benefit from your research. There are material and lasting advantages to scholars who select the Open Access option when publishing. OA articles: • are downloaded three times more than non-OA articles, on average • receive 30-50% more citations • are freely available online globally The Citation Advantage OA articles receive more citations within two years of publication, across both HSS and STM disciplines, than equivalent articles behind a paywall. Publishing research OA also drives non-academic citation and impact: The Open Access Advantagemore exposure higher citations wider reach more downloads STM HSS Citations 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 OA Article OA Non-OA ...more mentions on Social Media61% ...more likely to be referenced in the news media, or on blogs 185% ...more likely to be referenced in a policy paper52% The Usage Advantage The benefits derived from Open Access to article usage are also clear. On average, OA articles receive three times the usage of subscription articles within their first year. Months since publication 8 9 10 11 12 Downloads Mean Gold OA usage Median Gold OA usage Mean subscription usage Median subscription usage Make the most of your agreement Learn more about Open Access at Cambridge and utilise our OA resources for authors: Publishing Open Access > Resources for authors >

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